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Summary

This new text provides psychologists with a look at the field of cognitive psychology while integrating neuroscience into the discussion. Experiments are included throughout to show how the concepts are applied in the field. These can be easily reproduced in the lab. Illustrations are also integrated in the chapters to reinforce the discussions. Psychologists will find this text fully bridges cognitive psychology and neuroscience in an accessible way.

Table of Contents

Introduction To Cognitive Psychology

Preview Of Chapter Theme

What Is Cognitive Psychology?

The Innate Mind And Acquired Mind: The Rationalist And Empiricist Traditions

Mind As Associations

Mind As Brain: Neurology, Phrenology And Neuropsychology

Mind As A Network: From Neurons To Assemblies Of Neurons

The Mind As Structure

Mind As Holistic: Gestalt Psychology

Mind As Functional: Evolution And The Adaptive Mind

The Adaptive Mind: Logical Positivism And Behaviorism

Psycholinguistics

Mind As An Information Processor: The World Wars And The Development Of Intellectual Testing, Information Processing And Neuropsychology